Current Pictures

A few pics of events from the 2011 Longton Free Fair.

Calendar

May 28
Memorial Day
Jun 12
City Council Regular Meeting

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History & Facts

Longton is a city in Elk County, Kansas along the Elk River.

Founded: 1870
Population: 362
Latitude: 37° 22' 40" N
Longitude: 96° 4' 50" W

Longton was originally named Elk Rapids but was renamed after a village in England to avoid confusion with nearby Elk Falls & Elk City. Herbert Capper, father of Arthur Capper, former govenor, senator and founder of Capper's Weekly, named the town. Herbert Capper owned the first hardware store in Longton.
The discovery of the Longton oil field in 1902 led to a brief period of boom times for the town.
There is more about Longton's history in the 1912 book, "Kansas, a cyclopedia of State History" by Frank W. Blackmar.

Current Projects

City of Longton has been awarded federal grant money to construct a water transmission line to CQ County Rural Water Dist #4 to purchase and transport drinking water. In additon to the construction of the transmission line the city will replace the current water tower with a new 50,000 gallon elevated tower.
Federal monies was granted through the KS Dept of Commerce's Community Developement Block Grant (CDBG) Program. The amount awarded to Longton for the project is $490,672 with a match of $490,672 from USDA /RD & local funds. Our drinking water source will come from the Quivera Boy Scout Ranch.